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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1701 of 23 July 2019 amending Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals (Text with EEA relevance)
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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1701
of 23 July 2019
amending Annexes I and V to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals(1), and in particular points (a) and (b) of Article 23(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 649/2012, which was adopted on 4 July 2012, implements the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade(2) (‘the Rotterdam Convention’). It is a recast of Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) and replaced that Regulation with effect from 1 March 2014. Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 was amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 73/2013(4), which was adopted on 25 January 2013 but did not become applicable until 1 April 2013. The amendments set out in Regulation (EU) No 73/2013 were not duly reflected in Regulation (EU) No 649/2012. Therefore, in order to ensure legal clarity and consistency, it is necessary to formally reflect in the Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 the amendments set out in Regulation (EU) No 73/2013.
(2) By Decision 2008/934/EC(5), the Commission decided not to include the substances acetochlor, asulam, chloropicrin and propargite as active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC(6), with the effect that those substances are banned from pesticide use and thus should be added to the lists of chemicals in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012. However, the addition of acetochlor, asulam, chloropicrin and propargite to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 was suspended due to a new application for inclusion of those substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC submitted pursuant to Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008(7). That new application resulted in the adoption of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1372/2011(8), (EU) No 1045/2011(9), (EU) No 1381/2011(10) and (EU) No 943/2011(11), by which the Commission decided not to approve the substances acetochlor, asulam, chloropicrin and propargite, respectively, as active substances under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(12), with the effect that they remain banned from pesticide use. Therefore, the substances acetochlor, asulam, chloropicrin and propargite should be added to the lists of chemicals in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012.
(3) By Decision 2008/934/EC, the Commission decided not to include the substance flufenoxuron as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC and by Decision 2012/77/EU(13) it decided not to include that substance as an active substance in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(14) for product type 18. Flufenoxuron is therefore severely restricted for pesticide use and should be added to the lists of chemicals in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012. The addition of flufenoxuron to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 was, however, suspended due to a new application for inclusion of that substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC submitted pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008. That new application resulted in the adoption of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 942/2011(15), by which the Commission decided not to approve flufenoxuron as an active substance under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Therefore, the substance flufenoxuron should be added to the lists of chemicals in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012.
(4) By Decision 2012/257/EU(16), the Commission decided not to include the substance naled for product type 18 in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC and by Decision 2005/788/EC(17), it decided not to include that substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Naled is therefore banned from pesticide use and should thus be added to the lists of chemicals in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012.
(5) By Decisions 2009/65/EC(18), 2009/859/EC(19) and 2008/769/EC(20), the Commission decided not to include 2-naphthyloxyacetic acid, diphenylamine and propanil, respectively, as active substances in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Those substances are therefore banned from pesticide use and should thus be added to the lists of chemicals in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012. The addition of 2-naphthyloxyacetic acid, diphenylamine and propanil to Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 was, however, suspended due to a new application for inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC submitted pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 33/2008. That new application resulted in the adoption of Implementing Regulations (EU) No 1127/2011(21), (EU) No 578/2012(22) and (EU) No 1078/2011(23), by which the Commission decided not to approve the substances 2‐naphthyloxyacetic acid, diphenylamine and propanil, respectively, as active substances under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, with the effect that they remain banned from pesticide use. Therefore, the substances 2-naphthyloxyacetic acid, diphenylamine and propanil should be added to the list of chemicals in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012.
(6) The entry for dichlorvos in the lists of chemicals contained in Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 should be amended to reflect Commission Decision 2012/254/EU(24) not to include dichlorvos in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC, which has the effect that dichlorvos is banned from pesticide use.
(7) By Implementing Regulations (EU) No 582/2012(25) and (EU) No 359/2012(26), the Commission approved the substances bifenthrin and metam, respectively, with the effect that those substances are no longer banned from pesticide use. Consequently, the substances bifenthrin and metam should be deleted from Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012.
(8) At its fifth meeting in June 2011, the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention decided to include the substances alachlor, aldicarb and endosulfan in Annex III to that Convention, with the effect that those substances became subject to the Prior Informed Consent procedure under that Convention. They should therefore be removed from the list of chemicals in Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 and added to the list of chemicals in Part 3 of that Annex.
(9) The substance cyanamide should be removed from Part 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 since evidence was submitted that Commission Decision 2008/745/EC(27) not to include cyanamide in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC does not amount to a severe restriction of the use of the substance at the level of the category ‘pesticide’, considering that cyanamide has important uses in the subcategory ‘other pesticide including biocides’. Cyanamide has been identified and notified for evaluation under Directive 98/8/EC. Biocidal products containing cyanamide may thus continue to be authorised by Member States in accordance with their national rules, until a decision under that Directive is taken.
(10) Following the decision taken under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to list the substance endosulfan in Part 1 of Annex A to that Convention, that substance was included in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council(28). Consequently, endosulfan should be added to Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012.
(11) Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(12) As, in practice, the amendments laid down in this Regulation have already been implemented by the relevant authorities and economic operators on the assumption that Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 had been amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 73/2013, they should apply retroactively from 1 March 2014, the date when Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 started to apply,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1U.K.
Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 is amended as follows:
(1)
Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;
(2)
Annex V is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2U.K.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply with effect from 1 March 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 July 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker
ANNEX IU.K.
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 is amended as follows:
(1)Part 1 is amended as follows:U.K.
(a)
the entries for alachlor and aldicarb are replaced by the following:
| Chemical | CAS No | Einecs No | CN code (***) | Subcategory (*) | Use limitation (**) | Countries for which no notification is required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Alachlor (#) | 15972-60-8 | 240-110-8 | ex 2924 25 00 | p(1) | b | |
| Aldicarb (#) | 116-06-3 | 204-123-2 | ex 2930 80 00 | p(1)-p(2) | b-b’ |
(b)
the entry for dichlorvos is replaced by the following:
| Chemical | CAS No | Einecs No | CN code (***) | Subcategory (*) | Use limitation (**) | Countries for which no notification is required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Dichlorvos (+) | 62-73-7 | 200-547-7 | ex 2919 90 00 | p(1)-p(2) | b-b’ |
(c)
the entries for bifenthrin and metam are deleted;
(d)
the following entries are inserted or added in alphabetical order:
| Chemical | CAS No | Einecs No | CN code (***) | Subcategory (*) | Use limitation (**) | Countries for which no notification is required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Acetochlor (+) | 34256-82-1 | 251-899-3 | ex 2924 29 70 | p(1) | b | |
| Asulam (+) | 3337-71-1 2302-17-2 | 222-077-1 218-953-8 | ex 2935 90 90 | p(1) | b | |
| Chloropicrin (+) | 76-06-2 | 200-930-9 | ex 2904 91 00 | p(1) | b | |
| Flufenoxuron (+) | 101463-69-8 | 417-680-3 | ex 2924 21 00 | p(1)-p(2) | b-sr | |
| Naled (+) | 300-76-5 | 206-098-3 | ex 2919 90 00 | p(1)-p(2) | b-b | |
| Propargite (+) | 2312-35-8 | 219-006-1 | ex 2920 90 70 | p(1) | b’ |
(2)Part 2 is amended as follows:U.K.
(a)
the entry for dichlorvos is replaced by the following:
| Chemical | CAS No | Einecs No | CN code (***) | Category (*) | Use limitation (**) |
| ‘Dichlorvos | 62-73-7 | 200-547-7 | ex 2919 90 00 | p | b’ |
(b)
the entries for alachlor, aldicarb, cyanamide and endosulfan are deleted;
(c)
the following entries are inserted or added in alphabetical order:
| Chemical | CAS No | Einecs No | CN code (***) | Category (*) | Use limitation (**) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘2-naphthyloxyacetic acid | 120-23-0 | 204-380-0 | ex 2918 99 90 | p | b |
| Acetochlor | 34256-82-1 | 251-899-3 | ex 2924 29 70 | p | b |
| Asulam | 3337-71-1 2302-17-2 | 222-077-1 218-953-8 | ex 2935 90 90 | p | b |
| Chloropicrin | 76-06-2 | 200-930-9 | ex 2904 91 00 | p | b |
| Diphenylamine | 122-39-4 | 204-539-4 | ex 2921 44 00 | p | b |
| Flufenoxuron | 101463-69-8 | 417-680-3 | ex 2924 21 00 | p | sr |
| Naled | 300-76-5 | 206-098-3 | ex 2919 90 00 | p | b |
| Propanil | 709-98-8 | 211-914-6 | ex 2924 29 70 | p | b |
| Propargite | 2312-35-8 | 219-006-1 | ex 2920 90 70 | p | b’ |
(3)in Part 3, the following entries are inserted in alphabetical order:U.K.
| Chemical | Relevant CAS number(s) | HS codePure substance (**) | HS codeMixtures containing substance (**) | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Alachlor | 15972-60-8 | 2924.25 | 3808.93 | Pesticide |
| Aldicarb | 116-06-3 | 2930.80 | 3808.91 | Pesticide |
| Endosulfan | 115-29-7 | 2920.30 | 3808.91 | Pesticide’ |
ANNEX IIU.K.
In Part 1 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012, the following entry is added:
| Description of chemicals/article(s) subject to export ban | Additional details, where relevant (e.g. name of chemical, EC No, CAS No, etc.) | |
|---|---|---|
| ‘Endosulfan | EC No 204-079-4 CAS No 115-29-7 CN code 2920 30 00’ | |
(3)
Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (OJ L 204, 31.7.2008, p. 1).
(4)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 73/2013 of 25 January 2013 amending Annexes I and V to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (OJ L 26, 26.1.2013, p. 11).
(5)
Commission Decision 2008/934/EC of 5 December 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of certain active substances in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing these substances (OJ L 333, 11.12.2008, p. 11).
(6)
Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).
(7)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of 17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Directive 91/414/EEC as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included into its Annex I (OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 5).
(8)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1372/2011 of 21 December 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance acetochlor, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (OJ L 341, 22.12.2011, p. 45).
(9)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1045/2011 of 19 October 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance asulam, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 23).
(10)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1381/2011 of 22 December 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance chloropicrin, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Decision 2008/934/EC (OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p. 26).
(11)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 943/2011 of 22 September 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance propargite, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Decision 2008/934/EC (OJ L 246, 23.9.2011, p. 16).
(12)
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
(13)
Commission Decision 2012/77/EU of 9 February 2012 concerning the non-inclusion of flufenoxuron for product type 18 in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 38, 11.2.2012, p. 47).
(14)
Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1).
(15)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 942/2011 of 22 September 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance flufenoxuron, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Decision 2008/934/EC (OJ L 246, 23.9.2011, p. 13).
(16)
Commission Decision 2012/257/EU of 11 May 2012 concerning the non-inclusion of naled for product type 18 in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 126, 15.5.2012, p. 12).
(17)
Commission Decision 2005/788/EC of 11 November 2005 concerning the non-inclusion of naled in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (OJ L 296, 12.11.2005, p. 41).
(18)
Commission Decision 2009/65/EC of 26 January 2009 concerning the non-inclusion of 2-Naphtyloxyacetic acid in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (OJ L 23, 27.1.2009, p. 33).
(19)
Commission Decision 2009/859/EC of 30 November 2009 concerning the non-inclusion of diphenylamine in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (OJ L 314, 1.12.2009, p. 79).
(20)
Commission Decision 2008/769/EC of 30 September 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of propanil in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (OJ L 263, 2.10.2008, p. 14).
(21)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1127/2011 of 7 November 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance 2-naphthyloxyacetic acid, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 289, 8.11.2011, p. 26).
(22)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 578/2012 of 29 June 2012 concerning the non-approval of the active substance diphenylamine, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 171, 30.6.2012, p. 2).
(23)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1078/2011 of 25 October 2011 concerning the non-approval of the active substance propanil, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 279, 26.10.2011, p. 1).
(24)
Commission Decision 2012/254/EU of 10 May 2012 concerning the non-inclusion of dichlorvos for product type 18 in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (OJ L 125, 12.5.2012, p. 53).
(25)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 582/2012 of 2 July 2012 approving the active substance bifenthrin, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 173, 3.7.2012, p. 3).
(26)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 359/2012 of 25 April 2012 approving the active substance metam, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L 114, 26.4.2012, p. 1).
(27)
Commission Decision 2008/745/EC of 18 September 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of cyanamide in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (OJ L 251, 19.9.2008, p. 45).
(28)
Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7).
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